J. David Stark

Tag: P2R

  • Digital notekeeping

    Digital notekeeping

    Michael Hyatt has a good discussion of digital notekeeping tools, a.k.a. “Evernote alternatives.” As even the nomenclature might suggest, Michael opts for Evernote. I used Evernote for quite some time too but transitioned several months back to OneNote. I haven’t ever gotten particularly sold on Apple devices, so Apple-only alternatives were out by default. While I enjoyed…

  • Textual criticism in Logos

    Software certainly can’t replace expertise when filtering through text-critical data. But it can provide some useful assistance in pulling that data together. For an overview of some of the text-critical tools available in Logos Bible Software (affiliate disclosure), check out the overview in this video for how to use the textual criticism section in the…

  • Trial versions of Biblical Studies software

    Software that supports biblical and theological scholarship can be pricey, and shifting from one platform to another or working with multiple ones can be even more so. In that context, “try before you buy” is a helpful principle, and Mark Hoffman has helpfully collected links to trial versions for several of the major options.  Subsequent…

  • Bates, “Salvation by allegiance alone” and some theological forebears

    One of the new titles in the recent Baker catalog (due for release this month) is Matthew Bates’s Salvation by Allegiance Alone: Rethinking Faith, Works, and the Gospel of Jesus the King. According to Michael Bird’s blurb, Matthew Bates argues that faith or believing is not mere assent, not easy believism, but covenantal loyalty to the…

  • Video of the opening of the Copper Scroll

    Peter Gurry has recently shared the video recording provided via the Leverhulme Project of the Copper Scroll’s opening.

  • Starting sentences with “and” or “but”

    The SBLHS blog has a helpful discussion on the use of “and” or “but” at the start of a sentence. And they are permissible. But one should use them sparingly. For the full and very helpful post, please see the SBLHS blog.